WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Are workers guaranteed any leave for their adult family members' health needs?

This map shows whether workers have access to leave that can be taken to meet adult family members’ health needs.

Leave for adult family members’ health needs includes leave specifically designated to care for adult family members’ health needs, as well as discretionary, family needs, and emergency leave which may also be used for adult family members’ health needs.

Leave for adult family members’ health needs also includes cases where leave is available only for serious illnesses, hospitalization, or urgent health needs.

Leave for adult family members’ health needs may be limited to specific family members, such as a spouse or parent.

Countries

Algeria - No, no leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No, no leave

Argentina - No, no leave

Barbados - No, no leave

Belize - No, no leave

Bolivia - No, no leave

Botswana - No, no leave

Brazil - No, no leave

Brunei - No, no leave

Burundi - No, no leave

China - No, no leave

Colombia - No, no leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No, no leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No, no leave

Cuba - No, no leave

Dominica - No, no leave

Dominican Republic - No, no leave

Ecuador - No, no leave

Equatorial Guinea - No, no leave

The Gambia - No, no leave

Georgia - No, no leave

Ghana - No, no leave

Greenland - No, no leave

Guatemala - No, no leave

Guinea-Bissau - No, no leave

Guyana - No, no leave

Haiti - No, no leave

India - No, no leave

Indonesia - No, no leave

Iran - No, no leave

Iraq - No, no leave

Jamaica - No, no leave

Jordan - No, no leave

Kenya - No, no leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No, no leave

Kuwait - No, no leave

Laos - No, no leave

Lebanon - No, no leave

Lesotho - No, no leave

Malawi - No, no leave

Malaysia - No, no leave

Marshall Islands - No, no leave

Mauritius - No, no leave

Mexico - No, no leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No, no leave

Monaco - No, no leave

Mongolia - No, no leave

Mozambique - No, no leave

Nauru - No, no leave

Nepal - No, no leave

Niger - No, no leave

Nigeria - No, no leave

Pakistan - No, no leave

Palau - No, no leave

Panama - No, no leave

Papua New Guinea - No, no leave

Paraguay - No, no leave

The Philippines - No, no leave

Qatar - No, no leave

Rwanda - No, no leave

Samoa - No, no leave

San Marino - No, no leave

Sao Tome and Principe - No, no leave

Saudi Arabia - No, no leave

Singapore - No, no leave

Solomon Islands - No, no leave

Somalia - No, no leave

Sri Lanka - No, no leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - No, no leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No, no leave

Sudan - No, no leave

Suriname - No, no leave

Eswatini - No, no leave

Tanzania - No, no leave

Timor-Leste - No, no leave

Tonga - No, no leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No, no leave

Tunisia - No, no leave

Türkiye - No, no leave

Uganda - No, no leave

United Arab Emirates - No, no leave

Vanuatu - No, no leave

Vietnam - No, no leave

Zimbabwe - No, no leave

Albania - Unpaid leave only

Azerbaijan - Unpaid leave only

Bahamas - Unpaid leave only

Belarus - Unpaid leave only

Cabo Verde - Unpaid leave only

Chad - Unpaid leave only

Chile - Unpaid leave only

Cyprus - Unpaid leave only

Djibouti - Unpaid leave only

Eritrea - Unpaid leave only

Ethiopia - Unpaid leave only

Finland - Unpaid leave only

France - Unpaid leave only

Grenada - Unpaid leave only

Guinea - Unpaid leave only

Hungary - Unpaid leave only

Kazakhstan - Unpaid leave only

Republic of Korea - Unpaid leave only

Latvia - Unpaid leave only

Madagascar - Unpaid leave only

Moldova - Unpaid leave only

Morocco - Unpaid leave only

Portugal - Unpaid leave only

South Africa - Unpaid leave only

St. Lucia - Unpaid leave only

United Kingdom - Unpaid leave only

United States of America - Unpaid leave only

Venezuela - Unpaid leave only

Afghanistan - Yes, paid leave

Andorra - Yes, paid leave

Angola - Yes, paid leave

Armenia - Yes, paid leave

Australia - Yes, paid leave

Austria - Yes, paid leave

Bahrain - Yes, paid leave

Bangladesh - Yes, paid leave

Belgium - Yes, paid leave

Benin - Yes, paid leave

Bhutan - Yes, paid leave

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, paid leave

Bulgaria - Yes, paid leave

Burkina Faso - Yes, paid leave

Cambodia - Yes, paid leave

Cameroon - Yes, paid leave

Canada - Yes, paid leave

Central African Republic - Yes, paid leave

Comoros - Yes, paid leave

Republic of the Congo - Yes, paid leave

Costa Rica - Yes, paid leave

Croatia - Yes, paid leave

Czech Republic - Yes, paid leave

Denmark - Yes, paid leave

Egypt - Yes, paid leave

El Salvador - Yes, paid leave

Estonia - Yes, paid leave

Fiji - Yes, paid leave

Gabon - Yes, paid leave

Germany - Yes, paid leave

Greece - Yes, paid leave

Honduras - Yes, paid leave

Iceland - Yes, paid leave

Ireland - Yes, paid leave

Israel - Yes, paid leave

Italy - Yes, paid leave

Japan - Yes, paid leave

Kiribati - Yes, paid leave

Kyrgyzstan - Yes, paid leave

Liberia - Yes, paid leave

Libya - Yes, paid leave

Liechtenstein - Yes, paid leave

Lithuania - Yes, paid leave

Luxembourg - Yes, paid leave

North Macedonia - Yes, paid leave

Maldives - Yes, paid leave

Mali - Yes, paid leave

Malta - Yes, paid leave

Mauritania - Yes, paid leave

Montenegro - Yes, paid leave

Myanmar - Yes, paid leave

Namibia - Yes, paid leave

The Netherlands - Yes, paid leave

New Zealand - Yes, paid leave

Nicaragua - Yes, paid leave

Norway - Yes, paid leave

Oman - Yes, paid leave

Peru - Yes, paid leave

Poland - Yes, paid leave

Romania - Yes, paid leave

Russian Federation - Yes, paid leave

Senegal - Yes, paid leave

Serbia - Yes, paid leave

Seychelles - Yes, paid leave

Sierra Leone - Yes, paid leave

Slovakia - Yes, paid leave

Slovenia - Yes, paid leave

South Sudan - Yes, paid leave

Spain - Yes, paid leave

Sweden - Yes, paid leave

Switzerland - Yes, paid leave

Syria - Yes, paid leave

Tajikistan - Yes, paid leave

Thailand - Yes, paid leave

Togo - Yes, paid leave

Turkmenistan - Yes, paid leave

Tuvalu - Yes, paid leave

Ukraine - Yes, paid leave

Uruguay - Yes, paid leave

Uzbekistan - Yes, paid leave

Yemen - Yes, paid leave

Zambia - Yes, paid leave